What color is #7A7E77?

#7A7E77 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7E77?

The RGB value is 122, 126, 119: 122 red, 126 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7E77?

The complementary color is #7B777E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7E77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7E77 color

#7A7E77 rgb(122, 126, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A7E77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 49.4% green and 46.7% blue (122, 126, 119).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#7A7E77 color codes

HEX	`#7A7E77`
RGB	`rgb(122, 126, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 49.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.28, -2.89, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.28, 4.38, 131.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.816, 20.391, 20.394)`
Decimal	`8027767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7E77, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7A7E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7A7E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7e77; }
.text { color: #7a7e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 126 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7e77, #777e78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A7E77?: #7A7E77 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7E77?: The RGB value is 122, 126, 119: 122 red, 126 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7E77?: The complementary color is #7B777E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7E77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.